tout (taʊt
)
Definitions
verb
- to solicit (business, customers, etc) or hawk (merchandise), esp in a brazen way
- (intr)
- to spy on racehorses being trained in order to obtain information for betting purposes
- to sell, or attempt to sell, such information or to take bets, esp in public places
- (tr) informal to recommend flatteringly or excessively
noun
- a person who spies on racehorses so as to obtain betting information to sell
- a person who sells information obtained by such spying
- a person who solicits business in a brazen way
- Also called ticket touta person who sells tickets unofficially for a heavily booked sporting event, concert, etc, at greatly inflated prices
- Northern Ireland a police informer
Alternative Forms
ˈtouter noun Word Origin
C14 (in the sense: to peer, look out): related to Old English tӯtan to peep out
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry
=
recommend,
promote,
endorse,
support,
tip,
urge,
approve,
praise,
commend,
big up,
speak well of
